11-24-2023, 04:48 PM
I bought a Howa Mini barreled action with the 20" barrel from Brownell's. Also bought a Stocky's VGM for it, along with the Jefferson Outdoors blind mag bottom metal. Everything arrived a couple weeks ago and it's all assembled. I ordered the Talley extended rings for it and have a 3-9 Nikon on it right now. Too late for Deer season for me, but I'm ready to load some ammo and see what it can do.
Has anyone got a sense for whether the Howa 20" barrel responds well to a barrel break-in process? I'm going to do a shoot-clean cycle for the first 10 shots while I get the scope more or less sighted, then maybe a couple 5 shot groups and clean before I do any serious load development.
The consensus I got from speaking with a few smiths was that custom barrels benefit less from this than factory barrels, and ideally, I'm not looking to go through dozens and dozens or rounds, and prolonged cleanings for what will be a hunting rifle for me.
That said, like the old saying goes, "Only accurate rifles are interesting".
Has anyone got a sense for whether the Howa 20" barrel responds well to a barrel break-in process? I'm going to do a shoot-clean cycle for the first 10 shots while I get the scope more or less sighted, then maybe a couple 5 shot groups and clean before I do any serious load development.
The consensus I got from speaking with a few smiths was that custom barrels benefit less from this than factory barrels, and ideally, I'm not looking to go through dozens and dozens or rounds, and prolonged cleanings for what will be a hunting rifle for me.
That said, like the old saying goes, "Only accurate rifles are interesting".